The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 139:1-6, “O Lord, Thou hast searched me and known me.

2 Thou dost know when I sit down and when I rise up;

Thou dost understand my thought from afar.

3 Thou dost scrutinize my path and my lying down,

And art intimately acquainted with all my ways.

4 Even before there is a word on my tongue,

Behold, O LORD , Thou dost know it all.

5 Thou hast enclosed me behind and before,

And laid Thy hand upon me.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is too high,

I cannot attain to it.”

My dear mother read me like a book! I couldn’t get away with anything!

How did you know? I often asked her, to which she often teasingly replied,

“A little bird told me.” Boy! Was I ever a prisoner of her thoughts! At the

same time, I often discovered that being such a prisoner was to my advantage.

Interestingly, David had the same experience with the LORD. He found himself

“searched” –thoroughly examined—whereby the LORD knew everything about

him, even before it evolved and became known to David. The LORD knew every

path he took and when and where he rested. David could do nothing that the

LORD did not know! Was he thoroughly guarded or what?

I’m reminded of the protection and guidance Paul notes in Galatians 3:24-25:

“…the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ,

that we may be justified by faith.

25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.”

A “tutor” (?????????? paidagogos) (the King James says, schoolmaster) was a servant,

who walked with the child to-and-from school and protected him along the way. That’s

precisely what David describes in this 139TH psalm of the Old Testament. We are

never out of His sight. Even before there is a “word on my tongue,” the LORD knows

it all. How’s that for divine protection? There are a lot of things I would never have

said, had I listened intently to this directive and remembered that the LORD was listening.

Let’s all admit it: we need to be constantly aware of the LORD’s all-seeing eyes, and

His all-hearing ears. He is indeed our protector –if only we maintained a focus on Him

Instead of ourselves. May our precious and loving LORD guide and protect you today.

We love and pray for you, much like a “tutor,”

Nana & Dado III

P. S. Rose Marie has been moved to the Jamestown Rehab facility in Rogers. She is recuperating

nicely, and just needs to regain her strength. Jamestown is a lovely facility, and already I

have discovered people there with a great sense of humor. ?? Please do keep her in your

prayers.

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas 72764

United States of America

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”